Abstracts tagged "Pharmacoepidemiology"

Abstract Number: 1692 • ACR Convergence 2023
Insights on the Use of JAK-inhibitors in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis in an International Collaboration of Registers (the “JAK-pot” Study)
Romain Aymon¹, Denis Mongin², Burkhard Leeb³, Monika Mustak-Blagusz⁴, Jakub Závada⁵, Karel Pavelka⁶, Dan Nordstrom⁷, Nina Trokovic⁸, Florenzo Iannone⁹, Catalin Codreanu¹⁰, Ziga Rotar¹¹, Tore Kvien¹², Sella Provan¹³, Manuel Enrique Pombo Suarez¹⁴, Fernando Alonso¹⁵, Fatos Onen¹⁶, Nevsun Inanc¹⁷, Louis Coupal¹⁸, Denis Choquette¹⁹, Galina Lukina²⁰, Ori Elkayam²¹, Victoria Furer²¹, Ana Maria Rodrigues²², Delphine COURVOISIER²³, Axel Finckh²⁴, Michael Nissen² and Kim Lauper²⁵, ¹Geneva University Hospitals, Collonges-sous-Salève, France, ²Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland, ³BioReg, Stockerau, Austria, ⁴BioReg, Vienna, Austria, ⁵Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁶Institut of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic, ⁷Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ⁸University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, ⁹Rheumatology Unit, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy, ¹⁰Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Bucharest, Romania, ¹¹University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, ¹²Center for Treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ¹³Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ¹⁴Hospital Clínico Universitario, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, ¹⁵Spanish Society of Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁶Division of Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey, ¹⁷Division of Rheumatology, Medical School, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey, ¹⁸Institut de Rhumatologie de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹⁹Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²⁰Federal state budgetary scientific institution "V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology", Moscow, Russia, ²¹Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ²²Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia; Nova Medical School; Hospital dos Lusíadas, Lisbon, Portugal, ²³Division of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland, ²⁴HUG, Geneva, Switzerland, ²⁵Geneva University Hospitals, Genève, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: JAK-inhibitors (JAKi) are increasingly being prescribed to treat various inflammatory conditions, including psoriatic arthritis (PsA). While the understanding of JAKi efficacy and safety in…
Abstract Number: 0171 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Conceptual Framework to Characterize the Indirect Burden of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Findings from Qualitative Patient Interviews
Vibeke Strand¹, Prajakta Masurkar², Jennifer Reckleff³, Taylor Schwartz⁴, Alison Silverstein⁴, Jennifer Osborne⁴, Josie Lloyd⁴, Brian Leinwand⁴, Elaine Karis⁵, Fatima Barbar-Smiley⁶ and Karen Costenbader⁷, ¹Stanford University, Portola Valley, CA, ²Amgen, Inc., Atlanta, GA, ³Amgen, Inc., Westlake Village, CA, ⁴Inovalon Insights, Bowie, MD, ⁵Amgen, Inc., Colts Neck, NJ, ⁶Amgen, Inc., Dublin, OH, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: SLE is a chronic autoimmune disorder that affects multiple organs and leads to a variety of symptoms, including joint pain, fatigue, and skin rashes,…
Abstract Number: 1812 • ACR Convergence 2023
Duloxetine and the Risk for Cardiovascular Events in US Veterans with Non-Cancer Pain
Laura Daniel¹, Alyson Dickson², Puran Nepal¹, Otis Wilson³, Adriana Hung², Dale Plummer³, William Dupont³, Katherine Murray³, C. Michael Stein², Wayne Ray³ and Cecilia Chung⁴, ¹University of Miami, Nashville, TN, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ³Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ⁴University of Miami, Miami, FL
Background/Purpose: Duloxetine is a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor approved by the FDA for the treatment of different forms of chronic pain. Because of its adrenergic activity,…
Abstract Number: 0247 • ACR Convergence 2023
Risk of Incident Gout Following Exposure to Recombinant Zoster Vaccine in Adults Aged ≥50 Years in the United States
Sheryl Kluberg¹, Andrew Simon², Sarah Alam², Alexander Peters², Casie Horgan², Dongdong Li², Érick Moyneur³, Richard Platt², Cheryl N McMahill-Walraven⁴, Djeneba Audrey Djibo⁴, Qianli Ma⁵, Mano Selvan⁵, Claire Pernar⁶, Najat Ziyadeh⁶, Aziza Jamal-Allial⁷, Kimberly Daniels⁷, O’Mareen Spence⁸, Driss Oraichi⁸, Harry Seifert⁸, Valentine Franck⁹, Susan Gamble⁸ and Huifeng Yun⁸, ¹Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Newton, MA, ²Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, ³StatLog Inc, Quebec City, QC, Canada, ⁴CVS Health, Blue Bell, PA, ⁵Humana Healthcare Research, Inc., Louisville, KY, ⁶Optum, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Carelon Research, Boston, MA, ⁸GlaxoSmithKline, Rockville, MD, ⁹GlaxoSmithKline, Wavre, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Pre-licensure clinical trials for recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) identified more frequent gout diagnoses among recipients of RZV than placebo; however, these trials were not…
Abstract Number: 1818 • ACR Convergence 2023
Compliance with Romosozumab and Fracture Risk Among Postmenopausal Women in the U.S
Ye Liu¹, Tarun Arora², Jeffrey Curtis¹ and Jingyi Zhang¹, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Foundation for Advancing Science, Technology, Education, and Research, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Romosozumab (romo) is a newly approved osteoporosis (OP) medicine for women with postmenopausal OP at high risk of fracture. The utilization pattern of romo…
Abstract Number: 109 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Long-term Safety of Biologics versus Conventional Synthetic Treatments in Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Patients
Ana Isabel Rebollo-Giménez¹, Luca Carlini², Yulia Vyzhga³, Silvia Rosina⁴, Ekaterina Alexeeva⁵, Charlotte Myrup⁶, Silvia Magni Manzoni⁷, Maria Trachana⁸, Valda Stanevicha⁹, Constantin Ailioaie¹⁰, Elena Tsitsami¹¹, Alexis-Virgil Cochino¹², Chiara Pallotti¹³, Silvia Scala¹³, Angela Pistorio¹⁴, Sebastiaan Vastert¹⁵, Joost F. Swart¹⁶ and Nicolino Ruperto¹⁷, ¹IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, UOC Reumatologia e Malattie Infiammatorie, Genova, Italy, ²IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, UOC Reumatologia e Malattie Autoinfiammatorie, Genova, Italy, ³IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, UOC Reumatologia e Malattia Infiammatorie, Genova, Italy, ⁴IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy, ⁵Federal State Autonomous Institution “National Medical Research Center of Children's Health”, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia, ⁶Rigshospitalet, Pediatric rheumatology unit 4272, Copenhagem, Denmark, ⁷IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Division of Rheumatology, Roma, Italy, ⁸Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki University School of Medicine, First Department of pediatrics, Pediatric Immunology and Rheumatology Referral Center, Thessaloniki, Greece, ⁹Riga Stradins University, Children University Hospital, Riga, Latvia, ¹⁰Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania, ¹¹Aghia Sophia Childrens Hospital, First Department of Pediatrics, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece, ¹²Institute for Mother and Child Care, Pediatrics, Bucharest, Romania, ¹³IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, U.O.C. Pediatric and Rheumatology Clinic, PRINTO, Genova, Italy, ¹⁴IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Direzione Scientifica, Genova, Italy, ¹⁵Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, Department of Pediatric Immunology and Rheumatology, Utrecht, The Netherlands, Utrecht, Netherlands, ¹⁶Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, Department of Pediatric Immunology and Rheumatology, Utrecht, Netherlands, ¹⁷IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, UOSID Centro Trial, PRINTO, Genova, Italy
Background/Purpose: The better understanding of systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (sJIA) pathogenesis and availability of new drugs, such as biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) specifically dedicated…
Abstract Number: 1213 • ACR Convergence 2022
Trends of Opioid Prescriptions and Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Patients with Musculoskeletal Diseases Between 2006-2021
Joyce (Yun-Ting) Huang¹, David Jenkins², Belay Birlie Yimer¹, Jose Benitez-Aurioles², Niels Peek², Mark Lunt¹, Will Dixon³ and Meghna Jani¹, ¹Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Division of Informatics, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Opioid prescribing has contributed to a North American epidemic with increasing trends in several European countries. Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are one of…
Abstract Number: 1374 • ACR Convergence 2022
Real-World Effectiveness and Steroid Sparing Effect of Belimumab in Pediatric Lupus: A Single Center Retrospective Study
Jordan Roberts¹, Mindy Lo¹, Rebecca Sadun², Emily Smitherman³, Scott Wenderfer⁴ and Mary Beth F. Son¹, ¹Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Duke University, Durham, NC, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Belimumab is the only targeted therapy approved for pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus (pSLE), although use remains limited in children. While clinical trials and studies…
Abstract Number: 1429 • ACR Convergence 2022
Acute Cardiovascular Events Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Tofacitinib or TNF Inhibitors, a Nationwide Cohort Study: RELATION Study
jacques-eric gottenberg¹, Nadir Mammar², Meriem Kessouri², Jeremie RUDANT², nada Assi³, Benjamin grenier³ and julien kirchgesner⁴, ¹Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France, ²Pfizer, Paris, France, ³HEVA, Lyon, France, ⁴AP-HP, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Patients with IMID, and notably patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), are at increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) compared with the general…
Abstract Number: 1546 • ACR Convergence 2022
Treatment of Polymyalgia Rheumatica by Rheumatology Providers: Results from the ACR Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness Registry
Sebastian Sattui¹, Zihan Wan², Fenglong Xie², Cassie Clinton², Robyn Domsic¹ and Jeffrey Curtis³, ¹University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hoover, AL
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is one of the most common systemic rheumatic diseases in older adults. Glucocorticoids (GC) remain the main treatment, and although recommendations…
Abstract Number: 0060 • ACR Convergence 2022
Lower Healthcare Costs for Commercially Insured Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Remission
Jeffrey Curtis¹, Kathleen Fox², Fenglong Xie³, Yujie Su³, David Collier⁴, Cassie Clinton³ and Hafiz Oko-osi⁵, ¹Division of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Strategic Health (formerly with Amgen), Thousand Oaks, CA, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Amgen Inc., Simi Valley, CA, ⁵Gilead Sciences, Foster City, CA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects about 1-2% of adults with annual US costs at $19 billion. Most studies evaluating cost of care have not had…
Abstract Number: 1547 • ACR Convergence 2022
Effectiveness of Interleukin-6 Receptor Inhibitors for Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Jeffrey Curtis¹, Kerri Ford², Stefano Fiore³, Danielle Isaman⁴, Lita Araujo⁵, Natalia Petruski-Ivleva⁶ and Fenglong Xie⁷, ¹Division of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Sanofi, Destin, FL, ³Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁴Sanofi, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁵Sanofi, Cambridge, MA, ⁶Sanofi, Unknown, ⁷University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R) inhibition has been shown to be effective in giant cell arteritis but data are limited in polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). We conducted…
Abstract Number: 0074 • ACR Convergence 2022
Real-World Treatment Patterns, Healthcare Resource Utilization (HCRU) and Costs in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) in the US
Prajakta Masurkar¹, Jennifer Reckleff², Nicole Princic³, Brendan Limone⁴, Hana Schwartz⁴, Elaine Karis⁵, Eric Zollars⁶, Bradley Stolshek⁵ and Karen Costenbader⁷, ¹Amgen, Wylie, TX, ²Amgen, Westlake Village, CA, ³IBM Watson Health, Reading, MA, ⁴IBM Watson Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁵Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁶Amgen, Newbury Park, CA, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: SLE treatment is complex, with a wide variety of medications commonly prescribed. Limited evidence exists in the literature with respect to treatment patterns, HCRU…
Abstract Number: 1643 • ACR Convergence 2022
Use of Oral Analgesics and Risk of Comorbidities in Osteoarthritis: Findings from Primary Care Settings in the UK
Subhashisa Swain¹, Carol Coupland², Anne Kamps³, Jos Runhaar⁴, Andrea Dell ‘Isola⁵, Aleksandra Turkiewicz⁵, Danielle E Robinson¹, Victoria Y Strauss¹, Christian Mallen⁶, Chang-Fu Kuo⁷, Aliya Sarmanova⁸, Daniel Prieto Alhambra¹, Martin Englund⁵, Sita Bierma-Zeinstra³, Michael Doherty² and Weiya Zhang², ¹University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ²University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, ³Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ⁶Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom, ⁷Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ⁸University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: People with osteoarthritis (OA) often have multiple other conditions (comorbidities).Role of different oral analgesics on the development of comorbidities in people with OA have…
Abstract Number: 0245 • ACR Convergence 2022
Influence of Forced Vital Capacity Impairment on Treatment Selection and Outcomes in RA-ILD Patients Initiating a Biologic or Targeted-Synthetic DMARD
Bryant England¹, Michael George², Yangyuna Yang¹, Punyasha Roul³, Jorge Rojas⁴, Brian Sauer⁵, Grant Cannon⁶, Joshua Baker⁷, Jeffrey Curtis⁸ and Ted Mikuls⁹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³UNMC, Omaha, NE, ⁴George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵Salt Lake City VA/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake city, ⁷University of Pennsylvania and Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, ⁸Division of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Patients with RA-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) suffer from substantial morbidity and premature mortality. The optimal use of biologic/tsDMARDs in this population is poorly…

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